I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Find.co in Dec 2025
Interview
The interview process started off well. The conversations with the business and product teams were normal, clear, and professional. They explained their goals, the challenges ahead, and what they expected from the role. The behavior and leadership tests were excelent. At that stage, everything felt straightforward and aligned with a healthy hiring process.
The shift came during the technical interview. The technical lead immediately created an uncomfortable and unproductive dynamic. Instead of having a real discussion about approaches, trade-offs, or system design, he treated the conversation as a test of whether I could guess the one answer he personally believed was correct. Every solution I presented (including methods used successfully by large, mature companies) was rejected without any technical reasoning. It wasn’t an evaluation of engineering thinking, it was an ego exercise.
When I asked him directly what he thought was wrong with the alternatives, he couldn’t explain it. There was no technical depth behind the pushback, only stubbornness. It became clear that the behaviour wasn’t about standards or quality but about needing to “win” the discussion.
What made the situation even more striking was the salary range they are offering for this role. They are paying top-tier money for problems that are actually simple and widely solved in the industry. The mismatch suggests that the company’s engineering leadership has likely paralysed their growth. If basic issues require high-cost hiring just to move forward, it points to deeper problems in decision-making, architecture, and technical direction.
From this interview alone, it was obvious that the engineering leadership is not competent and is significantly overvalued inside the company. While the business and product teams seemed reasonable, the technical interaction revealed a culture where ego outweighs skill, collaboration, and real problem-solving. I wanted to give it a try and not pay attention to the glassdoor reviews, but after this experience I am not shocked with the public feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked how to scale their central WordPress installation so it can handle heavy, but legitimate, traffic while reliably pushing data to several localized WordPress sites. They described the API as behaving like it’s under constant strain, almost as if it’s being abused, and said that none of the usual solutions caching, CDN usage, or replication, has improved stability.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Find.co (Tampa, FL) in Jun 2024
Interview
10 Weeks of extended interviews, with slow scheduling. After getting through all interview and feeling good about them I was ghosted - followed up after a couple weeks and still no reply. Extremely aggravating and unprofessional.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked what my top priority would be on starting.
I applied online. I interviewed at Find.co (Valletta) in Jun 2023
Interview
The interview was fine, but they never got back to me. It was very unprofessional. I've sent several follow-up emails after the interview about the situation. They could just say they decided to continue with another candidate.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked overall my experience and some other administrative questions.